English → italian specialised translation (law, economics, it and localisation, technology, environment and energy, biomedicine and pharmaceutical sciences)
Description of Postgraduate Degree Course
General Information
Level: First-Level
Field of study: Humanities Studies
Duration: Duration: 1 year
Mode of Delivery: Convenzionale
Location: Pisa
CFUs: 60
Admission application: Applications open until 21 November 2025
Start date: 26 January 2026
Website: http://master.italicon.it/it/traduzione-specialistica
Italian
Italian
The postgraduate degree course Traduzione specialistica Inglese > Italiano (Diritto, Economia, Informatica e localizzazione, Tecnologia, Ambiente ed energia, Bio-medicina e discipline del farmaco) is aligned with the objectives, principles and skills framework of the European Master's in Translation curriculum of the Directorate General for Translation of the European Commission.
The training programme, mainly delivered online, includes several fields of specialisation: environment and energy, biomedicine and pharmaceutical sciences, law, economics, IT and localisation, and technology.
The postgraduate degree course allows students to develop the professional awareness needed to work ethically and competently in the translation market, while acquiring a solid theoretical foundation in disciplines relevant to translation and in their chosen field of specialisation. In particular, students develop skills in the use of digital tools, documentation techniques, terminology research and glossary creation, as well as editorial skills.
Finally, the course provides essential skills for working in the field of specialised translation, with particular emphasis on translation methodology and writing proficiency in the mother tongue.
Career opportunities
Graduates who complete the postgraduate degree course can find employment as:
- freelance translators
- translators in translation agencies, companies, public and private documentation and research institutions, as well as national and international organisations, both in Italy and abroad
- translators in press offices
- translators and language consultants for online information portals
- publishing translators
- software localisers
- language consultants for news agencies.
Fees
In person
Regular students:
3500 € payable in 3 instalments
- 1400 € no later than 21 December 2025
- 1100 € no later than 15 April 2026
- 1000 € no later than 15 June 2026
Auditing students:
1750 € in a single installment
Registration fee reductions are available for 4 students as specified in the call for applications.
